Gunners trailing Athletic Bilbao star Aymeric Bilbao.
Arsenal are tracking the progress of young Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte, report CalcioMercato, as manager Arsene Wenger prepares to strengthen his back line in the January transfer window after its lack of depth was horrible exposed during the opening weeks of the season.
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Laporte has continued to impress for Athletic this season, despite their disappointing start to the La Liga season and poor form in their return to the Champions League, and is expected to be the next big departure from the Basque club.
Arsenal will have to pay through the nose for the young Frenchman, however, with Athletic retaining their policy of only selling players for the buyout clauses written into their contracts – as Manchester United found out with their pursuit of Ander Herrera.
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